The Beginning of the End

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Her heels echoed around the immense chamber. Plumbing the multitude of levels under Castle Perilous, many secret even to her, Areelu Vorlesh had found what she sought, the Gate of the Master. The gate to Thanatos, Orcus' realm in the Abyss.
The stone stairway ascended to a thirty-foot-tall-diameter ring, which was filled with a silvery, mercury-like substance. Here was a manifestation of the Veil between the planes.
Her encounter with the vampire lord was perilous, and drove her to an unexplored side passage. Months, maybe years before the prophecies predicted, here she was.
Those who took her master Zhengyi, the Witch King from her, would pay.
Those who reduced Orcus, whom she had pledged her soul to, would pay.
The world would pay.
As she ascended the ancient stairs, she began cackling. Even this new group of heroes, who frustrated her without even understanding what they did, would pay.
As she reached the apex, she felt the Veil. This world would die, sacrificed to her demon lords of the Abyss.
She summoned the Blackfire to her hands, and lashed out at the Veil.

Kaboom

and the World Imploded

Immediately, Castle Perilous and the surrounding lands fell into the Abyss. Replaced by the lands of Thanatos.
The skies above turned purple, black lightning raining down on the new landscape.
The Rageborn of Palischuk were the first to notice. Drawing in council, they concluded (incorrectly), that Zhengyi had returned.
The forges of Clamor heated up, new weapons were forged. War was coming, and the Rageborn would answer the challenge.
And like a dam bursting, or maybe a massive sinkhole, the cracks between the world began to spread.

Report Date

26 Jun 2019